Dave B Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) I built this around 25 years ago & it is still one of my favourite builds. I have just given it a 'sympathetic' restoration by polishing the ute and fitting Daytona Coupe wheels that I cast from my Gunze Sanyo kit. Also fitted home cast Goodyear Blue Streak tyres & flip type gas cap. Scratch built the car trailer also Hope you enjoy Tks for looking. Dave B Edited January 15, 2011 by Bantoft
Dan Helferich Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 That's a sweet combo. I love the wheels on the Cobra. The pair sure don't show their age!
Draggon Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Yea great job, the Cobra's wheels and tires turned out nice!
ian ashton Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Very cool. It's really held up over the years too!
Boreham Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 savage combo... they com plement each other well.. steel rims and hub caps with a tidy slam on the Ute rancharo .. nail the theme.
Rick R Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Nicely done! Always great top see a fine model shown the proper respect! A little Cobra trivia... Years ago I interviewed Dean Jeffries for TV, he painted the first Cobra, CSX2000, four different colors in four months for Carroll Shelby. Shel had only one car, wanted people to think he had more. Shel and his crew picked it up the first time (pearl yellow) at DJ's shop as they left L.A. to drive to Detroit for the first money meeting with Ford, towing the Cobra on a single-axle trailer behind a Falcon Wagon. Think about that... 2000+ miles towing an equal weight to the tow car... bias ply tires, crowned roads, drum brakes, one axle, towing a now-priceless car... Guys had stones...
charlie8575 Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Great-looking pair. And a very nice job on them. Charlie Larkin
Dave B Posted January 16, 2011 Author Posted January 16, 2011 Tks for the comments guys, I appreciate it. I had great fun building it & flaring the guards etc. all those years ago & still enjoy building Cobra's. Will post some more later. Tks again
Kanedge Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 That is sweet, awesome little combination. Great job.
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